Title:NATO DEFENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE: ARRIVALS, COMMITTEE AND PRESS CONFERENCE, NATO HEADQUARTERS, BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 1982 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 3463
Other titles:NATO LOG COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Three reels, each covering different aspects of the Defence Planning Committee in Brussels, 1 December 1982.
Description:Reel 1: Arrivals of dignataries to NATO and scenes inside the Committee meeting. Negative stock.
Reel 2: Section of the final press conference. Uncut. No sound.
Reel 3: Nearly complete audio of the final press conference given by NATO Secretary General (same event depicted in Reel 2). Joseph Luns addresses members of the international press, gathered in the press theatre at NATO headquarters. In his introduction, the Secretary General talks about the newly elected Spanish Government and the possibility of Spain freezing NATO integration. He announces new plans adopted by Ministers during the Committee. He states the balance of forces between East-West is unequal, to the detriment of the Alliance. A question is asked, regarding Greece and Turkey's conflict and how this affects the security of the Alliance. Joseph Luns also praises the unique role US forces have played in Europe.
Alternative Title:NATO LOG COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details:North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Production sponsor)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Information Service (Production company)
Weinbren, G (Production individual)
Depypere, Dominique (Production individual)
